Saturday, May 05, 2007

Love Song Trilogy

Eric CarmenI begin this 'piece' with the first two song titles of my favorite Love Song Trilogy--10cc's 'I'm Not In Love' and Boudleaux Bryant's 'Love Hurts' as performed by Nazareth--but without remembering the last title in the series.

I do this also every time I have to remember the three 'founders' of country music. I get Bill Monroe, creator of bluegrass, and Hank Williams, but I always forget the last one, the guy from Bristol. (He's a Virgo, too!)

First I think of 'Jimmy Dean', sausage maker, then I go to 'Jimmy Doyle' . . only then do I (with perhaps a bit of internet searching) come up with Jimmy Rodgers, known as 'The Father of Country Music' (born on my brother's birthday, but that won't help me next time).

So here I am again, trying to remember that last damn love song. The one that I love so much I forget it.

It was also done in the Seventies. I always think of 'Alone Again Naturally' by Gilbert O'Sullivan when I'm trying to remember the title, but that's not it.

Oh, well.

When I do remember it I can finish this post.

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